“Where’s That Bearded Illywhacker?” – Don Bradman Lives Next Door : A Cricket musical

Preparations for the world premiere of Tangled Web Theatre Production’s latest presentation – the cricket show, Don Bradman Lives Next Door continues. Opening night is March 17th at the Doncaster Playhouse, Doncaster (Melbourne), before hitting the road through March and all through April this year.   Here’s an exclusive snippet from the English dressing room when [Read more]

Super Bowl XLIX: “It Was the Butler in the Stadium…”

Hamish Neal and Alex Malyon break down Super Bowl XLIX (49) and wonder what comes next for Russell Wilson. Why no audible will be the question debated for years to come.

Cam Hookes’ Collingwood Life; Season 2015 Preview

With the Asian Cup and Australian Open out of the way, Cameron Hooke – our resident ACT Magpie and wrangler of other like-minded Canberrans, is now firmly focused on his Woodsmen and their prospects in season 2015. “Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more…”

Super Bowl XLIX: The Time Has Come

Justin Fris was one of the millions around the world glued to a television screen to watch Super Bowl XLIX. Justin presents the view from Gilligan’s Pub in Cairns.

Almanac Cricket – East Torrens v Adelaide: SACA West End One Day Semi-Final

Cricket lover – and very, very handy photographer – Peter Argent captures the anguish of Adelaide cricketer Phil Neate in a thrilling conclusion to the SACA One-Day cricket tournament semi final.

Breakfast With the Goodfellas: Asian Cup, Australian Open tennis and Super Bowl XLIX Previews Episode

As a huge weekend of sport gets underway, Dr Cruel and Stone Cold Steve Baker get together for a bite of brekky at Mileto’s in Windsor and chat about the Asian Cup final between the Socceroos and South Korea, the Australian Open finals and Monday morning’s Super Bowl.

Almanac Weekend Reading

Another great weekend of elite-level international sporting events and some great reading to get you in the mood for the contest,

Asian Cup 2015: The Story You Didn’t See

From Soccer blog ‘Shoot Farken’: A brilliant and thought-provoking piece on the media narrative surrounding the Asian Cup, which has been in marked contrast to the Australian Open tennis coverage.

Almanac Soccer: 2015 Asian Cup Final Get-Together at The Imperial Hotel (NOTE: CHANGE OF VENUE!)

Come and watch the Socceroos (hopefully) collect some silverware in Saturday night’s Asian Cup Final at the Imperial Hotel – Almanac style!

Asian Cup 2015: From Bay 54 and Beyond

Hamish Neal was at Hunter Stadium to see the Socceroos book their place in Saturday evening’s Asian Cup final against South Korea.

What Did We Learn from the Latest Triple J Hottest 100?

The reaction to this year’s Hottest 100 has been quite surprising. Should the J’s have allowed TayTay voters to get involved?

Almanac Music (Stereo Stories): Houndog

Stephen Andrew tells the story of an overheating Mini and a Phillips cassette deck.

Hey Look! The Socceroos are in Newcastle.

Hamish Neal previews the 2015 Asian Cup Semi-Finals, which get underway tonight at Stadium Australia in Sydney. With over half a million fans having clicked through the turnstiles so far to watch the action in person, and the recent China v Australia Quarter Final being watched by more viewers than there are people in Australia, you better believe the Semi Finals are a big deal!

Weekend Reading: Deflategate, the Worst Question in Sports and Cambridge United

Some great reading to get your teeth into over the Australia Day long weekend.

[Cambridge United have just held Man U to a 0-0 draw at Abbey – replay at Old Trafford.]

Almanac Podcasts : Breakfast With The Goodfellas

As the 2015 Asian Cup reaches its exciting climax, the Goodfellas – Vaughan ‘Dr Cruel’ Menlove and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Baker – convene for some breakfast and soccer talk from the legendary Turtle Café in Elwood. This week includes a thank you to the legendary Roy Hay and gives a lot of love to Tim Cahill, The Rock, Zeno Tzatsaris, Joskun Aziz and Athas Hyrsoulakis. As Triple/Double J turns 40, the lads take a trip down memory lane and recall some of the life-altering music the J’s introduced into their lives like Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, the Rollins Band and Spiderbait. GORN, GET IN!

Footy Fiction on 3RRR

Tony Wilson is enjoying a stint back on 3RRR’s Multi-Storied. Yesterday he was joined by authors Nicole Hayes (The Whole of my World) and Catherine Harris (The Family Men) to discuss how footy is reflected in fiction. A great listen.

2015 Asian Cup: Spanning the Cup “Nobody Believes in Us…”

Hamish Neal provides your ‘what-you-need-to-know’ one-stop-shop for tonight and Friday evening’s 2015 Asian Cup Quarter Finals. You’re welcome.

Worlds of Football III Conference 20-22 January at Vic Uni

This conference may be of interest to readers.

A last goodbye, for a Tiger

Dugald Jellie went to the funeral of Tiger fan Carolyn Gaunt. Here is his story.

[Dugald is a very talented writer with a tremendous respect and affection for people. He has a keen ear and eye and a lovely sense of perspective on things – even if he is Tiger-mad. His stories are published on his website tigertigerburningbright.com.au which has a strong Tiger following. This year he will also be publishing stories here at the Almanac. So it’s a big welcome from me – JTH]

Call For Writers: The 2015 Australian Open Tennis

The 2015 Australian Open tennis Grand Slam begins on Monday, January 19th. As Stanislav Wawrinka gets set to defend his 2014 Mens singles crown and Serena Williams chases her sixth Womens singles title, we want your tennis contributions!